This two-day course teaches teams who are part of an Agile Release Train (ART) how to work in an Agile environment using Scrum, Kanban, and XP. The teams will learn how to become Agile Teams, build their backlog, and plan and execute iterations. Agile teams learn about their ART and their role in it, planning, executing, and improving with other teams. This class prepares teams to run a Program Increment (PI), including all meetings at the Team and Program level with a specific focus on the upcoming PI planning.

Attending the class prepares participants to take the exam and become a certified SAFe®Practitioner (SP).

Learning Goals

After this course, you should be able to:

Apply SAFe to scale Lean and Agile development in your enterprise

Know your team and its role on the Agile Release Train

Know all other teams on the train, their roles and the dependencies between the teams

Plan iterations

Execute iterations, demo value, and improve your process

Plan Program Increments

Integrate and work with other teams on the train

SAFe Practitioner (SP) Certification

SAFe® Certification Kit

Attendees who pass the exam will receive:

A SAFe Practitioner certificate

One-year certified membership as a SAFe Practitioner

What You Get

The class registration includes:

Attendee workbooks

Eligibility for attendees to take the SAFe® Practitioner (SP) exam with certification exam administration and scoring

Professional Development Units (PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)

Attendees may be eligible to apply for 16 Continuing Education – Strategic PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP and PMI-ACP certifications.

Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance.

The following individuals will benefit from this course:

All stakeholders of an Agile Release Train at the beginning of its SAFe journey